Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are often concerned that certain foods may trigger or worsen their symptoms, which can include abdominal pain, diarrhea, or constipation. In a new study, patients who ate rye bread ...
Jul 18, 2016
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A growing body of research supports the role for mind-body medicine (MBM), including mindfulness, hypnosis, and biofeedback techniques. These approaches offer safe and cost-saving treatment for common disorders such as pain, ...
Jul 12, 2016
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Have you given much thought to the fiber in your diet? Probably not, if you are like most Americans. While recommended intakes of dietary fiber range from 21-25 grams per day for women to 30-38 for men (depending on age), ...
Jun 13, 2016
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Duke researchers have developed a system that allows real-time optical and electrical observations of the gut's nervous system in a live animal.
Jun 7, 2016
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Spiders have helped researchers from Australia and the US discover a new target for irritable bowel syndrome pain.
Jun 6, 2016
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A child feels nauseated all the time, but no medical test can find what is wrong. Or a child vomits regularly, but there's no illness or eating disorder to explain it. These, and other stomach and bowel-related problems with ...
May 31, 2016
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A change in diet can improve the lives of those diagnosed with a common, but hard-to-treat gut disorder.
May 24, 2016
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There is currently no specific diagnostic test for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but now researchers have identified a combination of 16 different substances in the breath that, when measured together, can accurately distinguish ...
May 10, 2016
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Scientists have some great news for those who love coffee, tea and wine: Drinking any of these beverages is associated with a healthier and more diverse community of microbes living in the gut.
May 5, 2016
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Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have grown and catalogued more than 130 bacteria from the human intestine according to a study published in Nature today.
May 4, 2016
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